“They are so passionate here,” Federer said. “I’ve had more fans break down here in South America than anywhere else in the world. They cry, and they shake, and they are just so, like, not in awe but so happy to meet you. It’s disbelief for them that they can meet me, and that is something that has happened a few times before, but it’s very rare."

On Tuesday, ATP board representative Justin Gimelstob said he and other ATP leaders were "frustrated" by the USTA's seemingly unilateral announcement Friday to extend the tournament to 15 days.... The ATP also wanted a bigger increase in prize money than the record $4 million the USTA added.

"The disproportionate amount of prize money relative to tournament revenue and the extra day demonstrate the tremendous disconnect from where the players felt the conversations were going," Gimelstob said.

• The directors of the controversial documentary on Venus and Serena Williams defend their movie. Despite granting the directors unlimited access, Venus and Serena have failed to support the movie after seeing the final cut.